Assessment

Psychological testing can be completed as part of a comprehensive assessment. Some common areas for psychological testing are:

 

Emotional or behavioural assessment

Emotional/behavioural assessments can be employed to highlight some of the clinical issues experienced by individuals including anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, aggression, or hyperactivity. As well as highlighting some of the difficulties, emotional/behavioural assessments can also identify individual strengths, such as as existing positive networks, problem-solving ability and resilience. Typical tests used to assess an individual’s emotional or behavioural state include the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), The Spence Anxiety Scales, The Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).

 

Cognitive Assessment

A cognitive assessment can assist parents and teachers in better understanding a child/adolescent’s intellectual abilities. An in-depth understanding of this allows parents and teachers to better help a child/adolescent who may be struggling academically and/or socially. Typical tests used to assess an individual’s cognitive ability include the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV), The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) or the Wechsler Pre-Primary Scale of Intelligence Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV).

 

Personality assessment

Long term relationship or interpersonal issues might lead you to consider a personality assessment as one way you can gain information about your personality profile or how others might perceive you. A typical personality measures used is the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI).